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Ammonium vs Amine - What's the difference?

ammonium | amine |

As nouns the difference between ammonium and amine

is that ammonium is ammonium while amine is .

ammonium

English

(wikipedia ammonium)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia.

    • amine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
  • (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

    • Derived terms

    * primary amine e.g. methylamine * secondary amine e.g. dimethylamine * tertiary amine e.g. trimethylamine * quaternary ammonium compound e.g.tetramethylammonium hydroxide * amino- * amino

    See also

    * ammine

    Anagrams

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